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H[ICKERINGILL], E[DMUND]. Jamaica Viewed: with All the Ports, Harbours, and their several Soundings, Towns, and Settlements thereunto belonging. Together, With the nature of it's Climate, fruitfulnesse of the Soile, and it's suitablenesse to English Complexions...By E.H. London: printed for John Williams 1661. 16mo, [6] + 106 pp., contemporary sheep, worn, long split in spine with front cover nearly detached, slight tear at gutter on title-page, tiny burn hole in A4 touching a few letters, minor soiling to some leaves. FIRST EDITION, but a variant of Wing H 1816 (also London 1661) without "By J.R." given as the printer in the imprint; the second edition (Wing H 1817) is so noted on the title-page, has "printed for John Williams" in the imprint (as this copy), but was "entirely reset" (John Carter Brown III, 59) with an added dedication to the King and consists of [16] + 87 pp.; with the rare engraved folding map of Jamaica (some very skilfull repairs, upper border mostly trimmed).
Hickeringill (1631-1708), described in the D.N.B. as "eccentric divine and pamphleteer," published this, his first work, upon returning from Jamaica at the Restoration: "It is a clever description of the island, its products and people [designed to encourage English colonisation], interspersed with rude verses in coarse taste." Sabin 31693; Wing H 1816 (4 locations); see Cundall, Jamaica 266. Very rare, particularly with the map (usually wanting even in the second edition).
Hickeringill (1631-1708), described in the D.N.B. as "eccentric divine and pamphleteer," published this, his first work, upon returning from Jamaica at the Restoration: "It is a clever description of the island, its products and people [designed to encourage English colonisation], interspersed with rude verses in coarse taste." Sabin 31693; Wing H 1816 (4 locations); see Cundall, Jamaica 266. Very rare, particularly with the map (usually wanting even in the second edition).